Roof gutter and downspout assembly



Jan. 15, 1957 D. AGER ROOF GUTTER AND DOWNSPOUT ASSEMBLY Filed July 8, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

D R EZ AG E R can. ATTORNEY v Jan. 15, 1957 D. AGER I 2,777,405

ROOF CUTTER AND DOWNSPOUT ASSEMBLY Filed July 8. 1953 FIG. 5

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Wm $531M FIG. 4

, INVENTOR. DREZ AGER ATTORNEY United States Patent ROOF GUTTER AND DOWNSPOUT ASSEMBLY Drez Ager, Miami, Fla.

Application July 8, 1953, Serial No. 366,826

2 Claims. (Cl. 108-28) This invention relates to roof gutters and, more especially, to an improvement in gutter construction for fiat roofs not provided with parapet structures, of the type described in my prior application, Serial No. 260,235, filed December 6, 1951, now Patent No. 2,646,011.

An object of the invention is to provide gutter structure including adjustable spillway means having a downspout head enclosure which may be readily and conveniently prefabricated and assembled.

Another object of the invention is to provide roof gutter construction which will be simple and economical in installation and eflicient in service.

A further object is to provide a roof gutter and spillway assembly which may be readily accommodated to the work in hand.

Other advantages of the invention will become apparout as the detailed description thereof proceeds.

According to the invention, the gutter assembly comprises a trough section and a spillway section extensible therefrom. These sections are formed each from a single sheet bent along fold lines longitudinally of the gutter "behind, and in the spillway section the flashing member defines the rear wall of a downspout head, the sides of which are slideably related to the front pleat of the gutter section to form a continuous enclosure surrounding the spillway section.

The invention is embodied in roof gutter construction rexemplified in the accompanying drawings wherein the views are as follows, like reference numerals designating identical or homologous parts throughout the several views:

Fig. 1, an isometric View of the gutter and spillway assembly;

Fig. 2, a section on line 22, Fig. 4;

Fig. 3, a section on line 3-3, Fig. 4;

Fig. 4, a front elevation of the gutter and spillway installation, and

Fig. 5, a section on line 5-5, Fig. 2.

Referring now the drawings, the gutter assembly includes a trough section formed from a single elongated sheet which is bent along fol-d lines running longitudinally of the gutter to provide an anchor strip 1 which is adapted to underlie the marginal edge portion (Fig. 3) of the adjacent roof covering shown at G. The roof covering may be the conventional membrane Waterproofing and gravel wearing course common to flat type roof construction.

The anchor strip 1 terminates along its front edge in an upstanding pleat 2 formed from the frontal continuation of the material forming the anchor strip (Figs. 1 and 2), this plea-t being the stop member against which is 2,777,405 .Patented Jan. 15 1-957 ice terminated the roof covering G. The forward fold of pleat 2 is new extended in a common plane with the anchor strip 1 forwardly thereof to define with a frontal pleat 3 (Fig. 3), a trough bottom 4. The frontal pleat 3 rises relatively higher than the rear pleat 2 to define the forward wall of :the trough or channel to confine therebehind the run-off water collecting in the gutter.

The pleat 3 now has its forward fold extended downwardly below the trough bottom to form a facia plate or flashing 5, to protect the wall surface therebelow from deteriorating effects of any overflow overhead, as will be understood.

C'o-operatively associated with the trough section thus far described, is a spillway section adapted to abut the end of the trough section for the reception of run-oh water therefrom. The spillway has an anchor strip 6 (-Figs. 1 and 2), an upstanding stop member pleat 7 designed for slideable reception within the folds of the gutter pleat 2, a spillway or trough bottom 8 and a flashing member 9.

Referring now to Figs. 1, 2, 4 and 5, the flashing 9 will be seen to form the rear wall of a downspout head having, in the form here depicted for exemplificat-ion purposes only, a pair of side walls 10 and a front wall 1 1.

The angular enclosure formed by the walls '10 and 11 may, of course, be circular, the peripheral side edges of this enclosure being terminated in a pair of flanges or ears 10', the function of which is .to engage the abutting frontal pleats 3 of the trough sections therebeside, thus providing a continuous marginal barrier surrounding the spillway section. The head may have the walls thereof converging on the usual outlet for communication at the bottom thereof with a downspout conduit 12.

The usual soldered-head nails may be employed through holes 13 in the flashing and anchor strip members to secure the gutter sections to the adjacent roof structure and soldered jointing, in a manner well known in the art, may be used to permanently connect adjoining edges of the gutter sections.

The invention will be seen to provide, by virtue of the slideably related elements of the gutter sections hereinabove described, a roof gutter assembly which is readily adapted for adjustment to actual job conditions, as well as a downspout head structure formed as part of the spillway structure, through the intervening flashing element 9, which is unique and time-saving in practice.

The width of the downspout head may, of course, be predetermined in prefabricated sizes, if desired.

Having thus described the invention and the mode of its practice, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a. roof gutter assembly, a trough section formed from a single elongated sheet bent along parallel fold lines longitudinally thereof to define a rear anchor strip adapted to underlie the marginal edge portion of a roof covering, a rear upstanding pleat formed by the frontal continuation of said anchor strip to define a stop member receiving said roof covering :thereagainst, a trough bottom disposed in a common plane with said anchor strip and formed from the forward continuation of said rear pleat, a front upstanding pleat spaced forwardly of said rear pleat and formed from the forward continuation of said trough bottom to define, in common with said rear pleat and trough bottom, a continuous water-collecting gutter, said front pleat rising higher than said rear pleat to define a barrier confining said water therebehind, said front pleat including a downwardly directed fold extending below said trough bottom to define a flashing member, a spillway section adapted to abut said trough section endwise thereof for the reception of said water therefrom, said 'spillway section being formed from a single sheet bent along fold lines extensible from the fold lines of said trough section to lie in substantially parallel reation thereto, an anchor strip, rear plate and trough bottom being formed by said spillway section in partially underlying and abutting relation to corresponding homologous parts ofsaid trough section whereby said spillway section forms an extensible extension therefrom in slideable relation thereto, a downspout head fronting the spillway section and comprising 'a pair of sidewalls each having an endwise out-turned flange adapted to slideably engage the fold formed by said front pleat and a frontal Wall connecting said sidewalls, there being a spillway flashing member formed by the frontward and downward continua-tion of said spillway trough bottom, the frontal and side walls cooperating with said spillway flashing member to form a restricted discharge outlet for said downspout head adapted for communiontion with a downspout positioned thereunder, and means to secure said trough and spillway sections to adjacent roofing structure.

2. In a roof gutter assembly, a trough section formed from a single elongated sheet bent along parallel fold lines longitudinally thereof to define a rear anchor strip adapted to underlie the marginal edge portion of a roof covering, a rear upstanding pleat formed by the frontal continuation of said anchor strip to define a stop member receiving said roof covering therea-gainst, a trough bottom disposed in a common plane with said anchor strip and formed from the forward continuation of said rear pleat, a front upstanding pleat spaced forwardly of said rear pleat and formed from the forward continuation of said trough bottom to define, in common with said rear pleat and said trough bottom, a continuou water-collecting gutter, said front pleat rising higher than said rear pleat to define a barrier confining said water therebehind, said front pleat including a downwardly directed fold extending below said trough bottom to define a flashing member, a spillway section in endwise abutting relation to said trough section for reception of water there from, said spillway section having an anchor strip, stop member pleat and trough bottom each adapted to partially underlie corresponding parts of said trough section in slideable relation therewith to permit the longitudinal adjustment of said spillway section relative to said trough section, there being a downspout head in operative association with said spillway section and connected therewith by a flashing member formed from a frontal downwardly-directed continuation of said spillway trough bottom to simultaneously form the rear wall of said head, said head having laterally-extending flanges adapted for slideable engagement with said front pleat to form a continuous frontal enclosure surrounding said spillway section.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,646,011 A ger July 21, 1953 

